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Discovering the Archaeologists of the Americas

Discovering the Archaeologists of the Americas. Jeffrey H. Altschul Society for American Archaeology 19 th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists Pilsen, Czech Republic September 2013. How many are there?. No one knows. Why should I care?. Persusion

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Discovering the Archaeologists of the Americas

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  1. Discovering the Archaeologists of the Americas Jeffrey H. Altschul Society for American Archaeology 19th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists Pilsen, Czech Republic September 2013

  2. How many are there? No one knows

  3. Why should I care? • Persusion • Students and Departments • Legislation • Opportunities • Employees • Employers • Research

  4. What do we know? • United States • Latin America

  5. Secretary of Interior’s Report on the U.S. Federal Archaeology Program, 2009

  6. Archaeology Expenditures in the United States, 1939–2010 • 1939: $2,000,000 % of GDP: 0.002 • 1960: $5,000,000 % of GDP: 0.002 • 2010: $1,000,000,000 % of GDP: 0.006

  7. Archaeological Employment in the United States, 2008 • Public Sector: 4,000–5,000 • Private Sector: 7,000–13,000 • Total CRM: 14,000 • Academia: 1,500 • Total Archaeologists in United States: 11,350

  8. SAA Committee on the Americas Survey

  9. Partners Society for American Archaeology Register of Professional Archaeologists American Cultural Resources Association Society of Historical Archaeology American Anthropological Association Archaeological Institute of America National Archaeological Societies in Latin America The Plan • Design - Complete • Pilot - 2014 • Project – 2015 • Resurvey – every 5 to 10 years

  10. Thank You!

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